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#2 (permalink) Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:12 am Is it a pronoun or adjective? |
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| In your sentence, 'her' has the sense of 'belonging to her' and is a possessive adjective or determiner. |
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Conchita Language Coach

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#3 (permalink) Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:13 am Is it a pronoun or adjective? |
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Most people who are fluent in English would not be able to answer this question... So, I would recommend to focus on other important things than going into details of grammar if you do not need them for academic purposes... _________________ Learning is a sacred engagement. |
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Ahmadov I'm here quite often ;-)

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#4 (permalink) Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:27 am Is it a pronoun or adjective? |
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. All the fluent speakers here can answer your question, Solomon.
Her is a pronomial in form (the possessive form of she), but it is a possessive adjective (a kind of determiner) in function in your sentence. It is also an object pronoun, the objective form of she:
All her clothes are ironed. (possessive adjective) I'll see her tonight. (object pronoun) . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#5 (permalink) Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:42 am Is it a pronoun or adjective? |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
. All the fluent speakers here can answer your question, Solomon.
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I have seen many fluent speakers who do not know what "pronoun" means, yet she/he speaks English quite well... _________________ Learning is a sacred engagement. |
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Ahmadov I'm here quite often ;-)

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#6 (permalink) Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:44 am Is it a pronoun or adjective? |
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Ooops, sorry Mister Micawber,
I have just noticed that you meant people here, not in general... _________________ Learning is a sacred engagement. |
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Ahmadov I'm here quite often ;-)

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| to do something stupid like go outside | Are they correct in terms of being a verb and a preposition? |